Disparities in Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Individuals With a History of Military Service
Author(s) -
John R. Blosnich,
Melissa E. Dichter,
Catherine Cerulli,
Sonja V. Batten,
Robert M. Bossarte
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
jama psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.531
H-Index - 365
eISSN - 2168-6238
pISSN - 2168-622X
DOI - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2014.724
Subject(s) - military service , active duty , military personnel , population , demography , medicine , odds , gerontology , odds ratio , logistic regression , psychology , environmental health , law , sociology , pathology , political science
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with several adulthood health problems, such as self-directed violence. For some individuals, enlistment in the military may be an instrumental act to escape adverse household environments; however, to our knowledge prevalence of ACEs among persons with a history of military service has not been documented in the United States using population-based data.
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